4.2% ▼ -22.0%
Lower than 72% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 5.4%
- 2016: 6.1%
- 2021: 4.2%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Albury · State Electorate
Jobs & Industry in Albury
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A steady job market defines daily life in Albury, where 4.2% of the workforce is unemployed. This unemployment rate is lower than most areas and has fallen since 2011. While full-time work is common, the proportion of adults working or looking for work is lower than the national figure.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
About 58.7% of adults are working or looking for work, which is lower than most areas. Full-time employment sits at 59.1%, a little above the New South Wales figure, though this has fallen 2.7 percentage points since 2011.
58.7% ▼ -2.6%
Lower than 65% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 60.3%
- 2016: 57.7%
- 2021: 58.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
59.1% ▼ -4.4%
Higher than 53% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 61.8%
- 2016: 59.5%
- 2021: 59.1%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Health care and social assistance is the biggest employer at 15.9%, followed by construction at 9.7% and retail trade at 9.6%. Education and manufacturing also each employ around 9% of the workforce.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 17.6%. Managers and technicians or tradespeople follow closely, each accounting for 14.5% of the local workforce.
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Jobs & Industry in Albury [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED10001/albury/topic/employment